Red Sox Lose in 15 Innings as Skid Hits 9

By The Associated Press

May 24, 2014

Andrew Miller tried for a force at second base but threw the ball into center field, allowing pinch-runner Cole Figueroa to score in the bottom of the 15th inning, as the host Tampa Bay Rays handed the Boston Red Sox their ninth straight loss, 6-5, on Saturday.

ROYALS 7, ANGELS 4 Eric Hosmer tied a season high with four hits, pinch-runner Jarrod Dyson scored the go-ahead run in the 13th inning on a throwing error by the rookie reliever Mike Morin, and visiting Kansas City beat Los Angeles.

PIRATES 3, NATIONALS 2 Josh Harrison had a tiebreaking, two-out single in the seventh inning, and host Pittsburgh beat Washington for its fourth straight win.

CARDINALS 6, REDS 3 The left-hander Jaime Garcia got his first victory in more than a year in another step in his comeback from shoulder surgery, leading visiting St. Louis past Cincinnati.

BLUE JAYS 5, ATHLETICS 2 R. A. Dickey won for the third time in four starts, Brett Lawrie homered and host Toronto beat Oakland.